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Andressa de Morais

Andressa de Morais

Brazilian discus thrower


Andressa Oliveira de Morais (born December 21, 1990) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the discus throw.[1] With a throw of 64.21 meters she achieved at the 2012 Ibero-American Championships she became the South American record holder.

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In 2019, at Leiria, Portugal, she broke the South American record in Discus Throw, with a mark of 65.34.[2]

At the 2019 Pan American Games, she won the silver medal in Discus Throw, breaking the South American record, with a mark of 65.98. It was reported she tested positive at the Games, and was later provisionally suspended.[3]

She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

International competitions

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Personal bests

  • Discus Throw – 65.34 (Leiria 2019)
  • Hammer Throw – 58.89 (São Paulo 2012)

References

  1. Biografia dos Atletas – Andressa De Morais (in Portuguese), Nissan Brasil, archived from the original on 2015-02-05, retrieved February 5, 2015
  2. Globoesporte (26 June 2019). "De Morais breaks South American discus record in Leiria". Globoesporte. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. sport24 (6 September 2019). "Brazilian discus thrower suspended over doping". sport24. Retrieved 8 September 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Athletics de MORAIS Andressa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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